intimacy

Word family nounintimacyintimationintimityadverbintimatelyadjectiveintimate

in·ti·ma·cy /ˈɪntəməsi/ noun

1 [uncountableU]RELATIONSHIP a state of having a close personal relationship with someone 亲密，亲近

intimacy of

the intimacy of marriage

婚姻缔结的亲密关系

intimacy between

a close sense of intimacy between parent and child

父母和孩子之间的亲密感

2 intimacies [plural]SAY/STATE things you say or do to someone you have a close personal relationship with 亲密的言语[行为]

She thought back over the intimacies they’d shared and the plans they’d made.

她回想起他们之间曾经有过的亲密言行以及他们设想的计划。

3 [uncountableU] a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone 亲切宜人；幽静

the cosy intimacy of the café

咖啡馆的温馨气氛

4. [uncountableU] formal sex – used especially by lawyers and police when they want to avoid using the word ‘sex’ 亲密行为，性行为〔尤为律师和警方使用的委婉用语〕

Examples from the Corpus

intimacy• Intimacy took place on several occasions.• Building houses far apart reduces intimacy among neighbors.• the whispered intimacies of lovers

单词	intimacy
释义	intimacy Word family nounintimacyintimationintimityadverbintimatelyadjectiveintimate in·ti·ma·cy /ˈɪntəməsi/ noun 1 [uncountableU]RELATIONSHIP a state of having a close personal relationship with someone 亲密，亲近 intimacy of the intimacy of marriage 婚姻缔结的亲密关系 intimacy between a close sense of intimacy between parent and child 父母和孩子之间的亲密感 2 intimacies [plural]SAY/STATE things you say or do to someone you have a close personal relationship with 亲密的言语[行为] She thought back over the intimacies they’d shared and the plans they’d made. 她回想起他们之间曾经有过的亲密言行以及他们设想的计划。 3 [uncountableU] a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone 亲切宜人；幽静 the cosy intimacy of the café 咖啡馆的温馨气氛 4. [uncountableU] formal sex – used especially by lawyers and police when they want to avoid using the word ‘sex’ 亲密行为，性行为〔尤为律师和警方使用的委婉用语〕 Examples from the Corpus intimacy• Intimacy took place on several occasions.• Building houses far apart reduces intimacy among neighbors.• the whispered intimacies of lovers
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